Social Media Week Day 1 Rewind
Yesterday was our first day of Social Media Week and it started off phenomenally. For those of you worried that you missed out on the great content, you can still catch it- all thanks to our partner,...
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Social Media Week Day 2 Rewind
On the second day of Social Media Week, we had some wonderful events. At Social Media Week Beirut today, Minister of Telecommunications Mr. Nicolas Sehnaoui announced that 3G service will be officially...
View ArticleSocial Media Week Day 3 Rewind
It’s day 4 of Social Media Week, and yesterday, we had quite the buzz. Social Media Week Chicago featured a keynote from Twitter’s Adam Bain on the future of the service, and the cast of local comedy...
View ArticleSocial Media Week Day 4 Rewind
It’s the final day of Social Media Week, and we are loving hearing your comments on the week. Some of the highlights include Nokia releasing balloons with a surprise inside in Berlin as an expansion of...
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How To Follow SMW12
It’s time! Social Media Week has arrived. Kicking off today in 12 cities around the world with over 1000 events taking place, this February may prove to be our biggest, boldest and best SMW to date....
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How To Follow and Share SMW12 September
It’s time! Social Media Week has arrived. Kicking off in 5 days in 14 cities around the world with over 1000 events taking place, Social Media Week September is exceeding all expectations. There’s a...
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How To Follow & Share SMW13
It’s time! Social Media Week is arriving! Kicking off in 5 days in 10 cities around the world with over 500 events taking place, Social Media Week February is bringing a very unique experience to us....
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Keep Moving This SMW14: Download the Official SMW App Today
Today, we are excited to launch our new Official Networking App, and you can download it here. We’ve got a little more than a week before we kick off an exciting SMW14 with our partner Nokia! While...
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Your Ultimate Guide to SMW14: How To Follow & Share
It’s time! Social Media Week is arriving! Kicking off in less than a week in eight cities around the world and with over 800 events taking place, this SMW14 is creating unique opportunities globally...
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Beginner’s Guide To Periscope: What You Need To Know
A quick search on Twitter reveals that many people are asking, “What the heck is Periscope?” I am going to try to break down the platform for you on a very basic 101 level. I often see a trend of...
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Why the Co-Founder of Periscope, Kayvon Beykpour, Inspires Me
Periscope is my paradise, and if you are in the world of digital marketing, I have a feeling you might have the same sentiment. I take a long sigh as I’m writing this post because I am reminded of the...
View ArticleLivestreamed Programming Is The Next Video Format To Dominate Online Content
Matt Gielen, Director of Audience Development at Frederator Studios, believes livestreaming and live-programming will disrupt the media and entertainment space. Matt expects more networks (social and...
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From Asia to the U.S. with Love: 3 Social Media Trends to Watch in 2016
The world’s biggest shopping day isn’t Black Friday – it’s “Singles Day”, a Chinese holiday where young people celebrate (or lament?) being single. And they spend close to $9.3 billion in just 24...
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Periscope or Blab? What You Need to Know About Mobile Livestreaming...
This article was originally published on Signature Social by Alex Cameron Live video streaming apps are quickly becoming the new social media trend. It seems a new streaming app pops up everyday, and...
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Go Live on Blab.im and Start Blabbing? Blabbering? Blabstreaming?
Social video has been a discussion point for a few years, but this year feels like the breakout era. Twitter allows native uploading of videos, Facebook is taking on YouTube, and we’ve seen Meerkat,...
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7 Steps to Surviving the Digital Video Adpocalypse
The digital marketing landscape is rapidly changing, and digital video advertising is at a critical point in its evolution. Marketers use video advertising because they believe it is an effective...
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Why Twitter’s New “Moments” Feature Is An Important Update for Marketers To...
Twitter has more than 300 million monthly active users, and more often than not, it can feel a bit overwhelming, especially if you try to keep up with everything happening. It’s challenging enough to...
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6 Ways To Use Skype Now That You Don’t Need An Account To Join Calls
Skype recently announced the ability to invite others to join a call even if they don’t have an account. The new feature will allow users to start a call, and then send a unique link prompting the...
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Live Sports and Virtual Reality Has Arrived To Put You In The First Row From...
NBA fans will be able to watch the defending champion Golden State Warriors play the New Orleans Pelicans tonight in a first-of-its-kind broadcast. The NBA and TV network Turner Sports have announced...
View ArticleInternet of DNA: A Global Network of Genomes Could be the Next Great...
N ah is a six-year-old suffering from a disorder without a name. This year, his physicians will begin sending his genetic information across the Internet to see if there’s anyone, anywhere, in the...
View ArticleGoPro and Periscope Form Partnership for Live Storytelling
Expect to see much more high-quality, livestream videos on Twitter and Periscope. If you’re on Periscope and own a GoPro HERO4 camera, you can now broadcast your content live on Periscope for your...
View Article3 Things You Must Understand About Periscope and Its Users
With the power of livestreaming, anyone with a smartphone and an internet connection has the opportunity to not only express who they are with the world, but create powerful relationships through real...
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Periscope’s Latest Update Let’s You Watch Sunsets From All Over the World in...
Can’t get enough sunset pictures on Instagram? Well, Periscope has a solution to get your fix with its newest iOS update. The livestreaming app now includes a daylight curve where users can join a...
View ArticleIntroducing SMW Live, Our New Livestream and On-Demand Video Library
We’re excited to announce the launch of SMW Live, our new video streaming service that provides our global community with access to the official events taking place during Social Media Week. As part of...
View ArticleIs the Future of Snapchat Customer Service?
For years now, businesses have understood the potential that lies in social media. What started out as a convenient way to stay in contact with friends and family has quickly transformed into a potent...
View ArticleGoogle is Launching a New Livestreaming App to Compete with Facebook and Twitter
Facebook Live and Periscope (owned by Twitter) may be getting some competition with live video because a new app from Google called YouTube Connect is coming. According to VentureBeat, YouTube Connect...
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Everything Marketers Need to Know About the Updates to Live Video on Facebook
Facebook doesn’t want to just be at the forefront of live video, they want to pioneer the space. Facebook announced several new updates and features to Facebook Live, and soon enough, our News Feeds,...
View ArticleJoin SMW on Facebook Live to Learn About Data Marketing and Customer Engagement
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) is the idea of zooming out and building a wider view of your customers. Too often are marketers more interested in new clicks, conversions, and users, rather than focus on...
View ArticleThere’s a Secret Map within Facebook for Discovering Live Video in Real-Time
Somewhat hidden within Facebook is an interactive map that shows you people streaming to Facebook Live in real-time, by location. You can access the map by first going to the “Apps” section on the left...
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Which Livestreaming Platform Should Your Business Use?
Did you know that 93% of marketers already use video for online marketing, sales or communications? And 74% of all internet traffic will be video by 2017! It’s true according to research from...
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Watch Social Media Week LA live and on-demand with SMW Insider
June’s edition of Social Media Week is officially here! If you’re not attending in-person, you can watch our #SMWLA event live by signing up for SMW Insider, our new video platform, which now...
View ArticleBuzzFeed and Twitter to Partner Up for Live TV-Style Election Coverage
Twitter and BuzzFeed are teaming up on election night in a somewhat surprising move given how successful the publishing giant has become on Facebook Live. The live television-style broadcast will be...
View ArticleWith Live Audio, Facebook Proves it Wants a Piece of the Future of Radio
Just days after Mark Zuckerberg introduced us to Jarvis, his futuristic AI home system, Facebook announced a new feature that will support a much simpler media format: audio and radio. Facebook users,...
View ArticleDollars in the Stream: On-Demand Audio Doubles Amid Declining Song Sales
Music sales might have continued to slip in 2016, but on-demand streaming services nearly doubled last year – this according to a new report from BuzzAngle Music. On-demand audio streaming increased by...
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6 Updates to Facebook Live that Marketers Should Know About
Facebook is going all in with video, and live video is an essential part of this vision. Based off of the feedback from brands, businesses, and other broadcasters that have gone live on Facebook over...
View ArticleFacebook Live videos now make up 20 percent of video on the platform
“Live videos work well if they’re simple, original, and engaging,” said Andy Dangerfield of BuzzFeed UK at Social Media Week London back in September of 2016. While the live video space has many...
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Case Study: How To Monetize Conferences With Live Video
This blog post originally appeared on Livestream In 2009, CEO Toby Daniels came up with the idea to bring together a group of like-minded people to discuss the convergence of social media, business,...
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